Gymnastics at the 1968 Summer Olympics – Men's artistic individual all-around

Men's artistic individual all-around
at the Games of the XIX Olympiad
Gold medalist Sawao Kato (1970)
VenueAuditorio Nacional
Dates22–24 October
Competitors117 from 28 nations
Winning score115.90
Medalists
1st place, gold medalist(s) Sawao Kato
 Japan
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Mikhail Voronin
 Soviet Union
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Akinori Nakayama
 Japan

The men's individual all-around competition was one of eight events for male competitors in artistic gymnastics at the 1968 Summer Olympics in Mexico City.[1] It was held on 22 and 24 October at the Auditorio Nacional.[2] There were 117 competitors from 28 nations.[2] Each nation entered a team of six gymnasts or up to three individual gymnasts. The event was won by Sawao Kato of Japan, the nation's second consecutive victory in the event. Kato's teammate Akinori Nakayama took bronze. Mikhail Voronin of the Soviet Union took silver. It was the fifth consecutive Games with a Soviet gymnast on the podium in the men's all-around and the fourth consecutive Games with a Japanese gymnast there; no gymnast from any other nation medaled in the men's all-around from 1956 to 1976. In 1960 and 1964, the two nations had taken 8 of the top 10 places both Games, with Yugoslavia's Miroslav Cerar and Italy's Franco Menichelli the only two breaking up the Japanese–Soviet dominance; this time, Menichelli did not finish all exercises and Cerar was the only person from outside the Soviet Union or Japan in the top 10 as those two nations took 9 of the top 10 places in the event.

Background

This was the 15th appearance of the men's individual all-around. The first individual all-around competition had been held in 1900, after the 1896 competitions featured only individual apparatus events. A men's individual all-around has been held every Games since 1900.[2]

Four of the top 10 gymnasts from the 1964 Games returned: gold medalist Yukio Endo of Japan, silver medalist Viktor Lisitsky of the Soviet Union, fifth-place finisher Franco Menichelli of Italy, and seventh-place finisher Miroslav Cerar of Yugoslavia. Endo, Cerar, and Menichelli had all been in the top 10 in 1960 as well. Soviet gymnast Mikhail Voronin was the reigning (1966) World Champion, with Japan's Shuji Tsurumi and Akinori Nakayama finishing second and third.[2]

Ecuador made its debut in the event. East and West Germany competed separately for the first time. France and Italy both made their 13th appearance, tied for most among nations.

Competition format

All entrants in the gymnastics competitions performed both a compulsory exercise and a voluntary exercise for each apparatus. The scores for all 12 exercises were summed to give an individual all-around score.

These exercise scores were also used for qualification for the new apparatus finals. The two exercises (compulsory and voluntary) for each apparatus were summed to give an apparatus score; the top 6 in each apparatus participated in the finals; others were ranked 7th through 117th. There was no all-around final.

Exercise scores ranged from 0 to 10, apparatus scores from 0 to 20, and individual totals from 0 to 120.

Schedule

All times are Central Standard Time (UTC-6)

Date Time Round
Tuesday, 22 October 19688:30
17:00
Preliminary: Compulsory
Thursday, 24 October 19688:30
17:00
Preliminary: Voluntary

Results

RankGymnastNationApparatus resultsTotal
C V Score Rank C V Score Rank C V Score Rank C V Score Rank C V Score Rank C V Score Rank
1st place, gold medalist(s)Sawao Katō Japan9.759.9019.6519.459.5519.0089.709.8519.5519.359.5518.9059.659.7019.3539.609.8519.453115.90
2nd place, silver medalist(s)Mikhail Voronin Soviet Union9.559.7019.2549.709.5019.2029.759.7019.4539.459.5519.0029.759.7019.4529.709.8019.501115.85
3rd place, bronze medalist(s)Akinori Nakayama Japan9.609.8019.4029.409.4518.85129.759.7519.5029.459.4018.8579.709.8519.5519.709.8019.501115.65
4Eizo Kenmotsu Japan9.559.7019.2549.459.6519.1049.559.4519.0079.409.5518.9549.609.6519.2559.559.8019.355114.90
5Takeshi Katō Japan9.609.7519.3539.209.4518.65209.709.7019.4049.459.6019.0519.609.7019.3049.559.5519.1011114.85
6Sergey Diomidov Soviet Union9.509.4518.9599.509.5019.0089.609.4519.0569.459.4518.9059.459.4518.90239.609.7019.306114.10
7Viktor Klimenko Soviet Union9.259.5018.75139.509.6019.1049.409.5018.9099.459.4018.8579.609.6519.2559.509.6019.1011113.95
8Yukio Endō Japan9.159.6518.80119.209.2018.40269.459.5018.9589.359.6519.0029.659.5019.1599.559.7019.257113.55
9Miroslav Cerar Yugoslavia9.259.4018.65149.659.7019.3519.309.4018.70159.209.4018.60159.609.5019.10129.559.3518.9019113.30
10Valery Karasyov Soviet Union9.559.5519.1069.359.5018.85129.459.1518.60179.409.4518.8579.559.6019.1599.409.3018.7033113.25
11Wilhelm Kubica Poland9.259.3018.55219.609.5019.1049.309.3018.60179.259.3018.55189.509.6519.1599.509.7019.208113.15
12Matthias Brehme East Germany9.109.4018.50249.509.2518.75189.309.4018.70159.209.4518.65149.609.5019.10129.559.6019.1510112.85
13Mikołaj Kubica Poland9.209.3018.50249.459.5519.0089.309.4518.75139.309.4018.70139.459.6019.05159.209.6018.8025112.80
14Viktor Lisitsky Soviet Union9.509.5019.0089.309.3018.60229.409.4018.80119.409.4018.80109.609.0018.60419.359.4518.8025112.60
15Valery Ilyinykh Soviet Union9.108.8517.95559.059.4018.45259.309.3018.60179.309.4518.75129.509.4518.95219.509.7019.208111.90
16Klaus Köste East Germany9.209.3518.55219.258.6517.90459.409.4018.80119.159.2518.40309.459.3018.75339.759.7019.453111.85
17Mauno Nissinen Finland9.209.1018.30349.409.4518.85129.309.2518.55208.959.0017.95719.409.6019.00199.459.5018.9517111.60
18Mitsuo Tsukahara Japan9.509.6019.1069.408.2517.65539.659.6019.2559.059.4018.45278.359.6017.95749.509.6019.1011111.50
19Václav Kubíčka Czechoslovakia9.409.4018.80118.909.0017.90459.009.3018.30289.309.2518.55189.609.6019.2079.159.4018.5542111.30
20Jiří Fejtek Czechoslovakia9.159.2518.40289.409.6019.0089.359.4018.75139.109.4018.50238.609.5018.10699.159.3018.4547111.20
21Siegfried Fülle East Germany9.159.4518.60189.058.2517.30719.059.4018.45239.359.4518.80109.409.4518.85269.559.5519.1011111.10
22František Bočko Czechoslovakia9.209.4518.65148.909.4018.30338.959.2018.15389.259.3018.55189.309.4018.70359.259.4018.6534111.00
23Janez Brodnik Yugoslavia9.059.0018.05468.859.1518.00419.209.3018.50229.259.3518.60159.309.3518.65399.459.5018.9517110.75
24Dave Thor United States9.159.3018.45269.509.6019.1049.009.0018.00479.109.4018.50238.709.3018.00749.059.5018.5542110.60
25Meinrad Berchtold Switzerland8.958.9517.90578.909.3518.25368.959.2018.15389.209.3518.55189.459.4518.90239.409.3518.7529110.50
26Peter Weber East Germany8.859.0517.90578.758.9517.70529.009.3018.30289.209.3018.50239.509.4518.95219.409.4018.8025110.15
27Christian Guiffroy France9.009.2018.20379.058.6017.65538.608.9517.55689.109.3018.40309.559.6519.2079.509.5019.0015110.00
28Bohumil Mudřík Czechoslovakia9.109.3018.40289.109.2518.35298.259.1017.35779.259.3018.55189.359.5018.85269.059.4018.4547109.95
29Hans Ettlin Switzerland8.609.0517.65718.958.5017.45659.209.3518.55209.109.2518.35379.559.5019.05159.409.4518.8523109.90
30Milenko Kersnić Yugoslavia9.209.1018.30348.858.8017.65539.059.1018.15389.109.3018.40309.509.5019.00199.059.3018.3555109.85
31Sylwester Kubica Poland9.309.1518.45269.009.4018.40268.759.0517.80588.759.3018.05639.309.4018.70359.409.0018.4052109.80
32Peter Rohner Switzerland9.059.1518.20379.109.3018.40268.908.9517.85548.759.3018.05639.309.4018.70359.259.3518.6039109.80
33Luigi Cimnaghi Italy9.109.3018.40289.108.8517.95429.059.0518.10439.158.9518.10609.309.1518.45519.359.4018.7529109.75
34Fred Roethlisberger United States8.959.4018.35328.858.7017.55589.159.2018.35279.259.1518.40309.109.5018.60419.109.3518.4547109.70
Gerhard Dietrich East Germany8.809.3018.10449.159.5018.65208.859.2018.05449.009.0018.00688.709.3518.05729.309.5518.8523109.70
36Steve Hug United States9.009.1518.15429.309.4018.70198.809.1017.90528.759.0517.80839.059.4018.45519.259.3518.6039109.60
37Miloslav Netušil Czechoslovakia9.409.2018.60189.309.5518.85129.108.9518.05448.959.1518.10609.459.6019.05157.509.2516.75101109.40
38Václav Skoumal Czechoslovakia9.259.3018.55217.908.8516.75858.958.9517.90529.209.2518.45279.309.3018.60419.459.5519.0015109.25
39Andrzej Gonera Poland8.759.0517.80618.859.1017.95429.009.3018.30288.909.3518.25439.059.5018.55459.159.2518.4052109.25
40Heikki Sappinen Finland9.159.2018.35328.609.2017.80489.209.2518.45238.909.1518.05639.059.1018.15678.909.3518.2558109.05
41Olli Laiho Finland8.608.7517.35829.459.7019.1538.009.2017.20819.159.0018.15549.509.5519.05158.659.4018.0569108.95
42Miloš Vratič Yugoslavia8.758.9017.65718.959.4018.35298.758.9017.65639.209.3018.50238.909.3518.25639.209.3018.5045108.90
Chung-tae Kim South Korea8.858.9017.75659.159.3518.50248.859.0017.85549.008.6517.65929.059.4518.50499.209.4518.6534108.90
44Aleksander Rokosa Poland8.809.2018.00518.559.0017.55589.059.2018.25329.209.2018.40309.159.2518.40558.809.4518.2559108.85
45Heinz Häussler West Germany9.009.1518.15429.309.5018.80168.658.9017.55688.858.9517.80839.209.1018.30609.059.1518.2062108.80
46Steve Cohen United States8.858.7517.60759.008.3517.35679.309.6018.9098.959.0518.00689.109.5018.60418.909.4018.3056108.75
47Christer Jönsson Sweden8.909.1518.05468.857.9016.75858.909.0517.95519.109.3018.40309.209.4518.65399.509.4018.9019108.70
48Juhani Rahikainen Finland8.809.0017.80619.008.9017.90458.959.0518.00479.009.2018.20499.309.2518.55458.959.2018.1566108.60
49Roland Hürzeler Switzerland8.808.9017.70699.309.0518.35298.509.0517.55688.809.1017.90759.509.6019.10128.409.4517.8575108.45
50Helmut Tepasse West Germany9.009.0018.00517.709.1016.80838.459.3017.75609.059.4018.45279.459.4518.90239.359.1018.4547108.35
51Günter Beier East Germany9.009.2018.20378.758.0016.75858.459.1017.55689.309.3018.60159.109.3518.45519.409.2518.6534108.20
52Heiko Reinemer West Germany9.259.4018.65147.008.8015.801028.859.4018.25329.009.3518.35379.209.3018.50499.209.4518.6534108.20
53Jerzy Kruża Poland8.908.9517.85609.009.1018.10398.908.8017.70609.009.1518.15548.959.1518.10698.909.3518.2559108.15
Michel Bouchonnet France9.159.0518.20379.109.2518.35298.658.6017.25798.809.1517.95718.559.2517.80819.209.4018.6039108.15
55Hermann Höpfner West Germany9.009.0518.05468.809.0017.80488.459.1017.55688.959.1518.10609.109.2018.30609.209.1018.3056108.10
56Giovanni Carminucci Italy8.759.0017.75658.959.3518.30338.758.9017.65639.058.7017.75859.459.4018.85269.308.4517.7581108.05
57Sid Freudenstein United States9.159.5018.65148.757.8516.60938.909.1518.05449.108.9518.05638.859.4018.25638.959.4518.4053108.00
58Georgi Adamov Bulgaria8.208.9017.10879.058.2017.25738.808.8517.65639.209.2018.40309.359.4518.80319.509.1518.6534107.85
59Paul Müller Switzerland8.658.8017.45799.259.3518.60228.859.0017.85548.459.1017.55969.309.2518.55459.008.8017.8076107.80
60Erich Hess West Germany9.009.0518.05468.858.2517.10818.909.2518.15389.009.2518.25438.858.4517.30949.559.3518.9019107.75
61Endre Tihanyi Hungary9.109.0018.10448.658.5517.20768.809.2018.00479.159.0518.20499.109.0518.15678.809.1517.9572107.60
62Raycho Khristov Bulgaria9.359.6018.9598.408.8017.20768.108.6016.70918.959.2018.15548.509.1517.65859.509.4018.9019107.55
63Hans Peter Nielsen Denmark8.509.2517.75659.009.3018.30338.809.0517.85548.959.0017.95719.009.2018.20658.309.0017.3095107.35
64Gilbert Larose Canada8.609.3017.90578.909.0517.95429.009.3018.30289.109.2018.30418.209.2017.40908.808.6017.4092107.25
65Christian Deuza France8.308.9517.25859.008.3517.35678.908.6017.50758.759.1017.85789.309.4018.70359.209.3018.5045107.15
66István Aranyos Hungary8.358.7017.05888.658.7017.35678.709.0017.70609.059.2018.25439.259.2018.45518.909.3018.2062107.00
67Reino Heino Finland8.858.8017.65718.808.8017.60579.009.1518.15388.908.8017.70879.009.1018.10698.409.3017.7085106.90
68Stefan Zoev Bulgaria8.659.1517.80619.358.0017.35678.658.7017.35779.109.1518.25439.108.8517.95749.258.9018.1566106.85
Ivan Kondev Bulgaria9.109.5018.60188.808.8517.65538.608.1516.75899.159.1018.25438.859.0017.85798.759.0017.7581106.85
70Edwin Greutmann Switzerland8.758.9517.70698.608.6017.20768.708.9017.60678.659.0517.70879.109.2518.35579.059.1018.1566106.70
71Armando Valles Mexico8.008.8016.80929.059.1018.15389.059.2018.25329.159.2018.35378.708.8517.55899.308.0017.3095106.40
Finn Johannesson Sweden8.758.8017.55778.558.6017.15809.109.1518.25329.059.1018.15548.959.0017.95747.959.4017.3594106.40
73Bruno Franceschetti Italy7.758.6516.40989.009.2518.25378.809.0017.80588.808.9517.75859.159.1518.30608.709.1017.8076106.30
Hannu Rantakari Finland8.608.8017.40808.358.3516.70899.109.1518.25329.058.8017.85789.159.2018.35578.259.5017.7529106.30
75Damir Anić Yugoslavia8.509.1017.60758.359.1517.50638.258.9017.15828.859.0517.90758.859.0017.85798.809.0017.8076105.80
76Evert Lindgren Sweden7.558.7516.301008.759.3518.10397.858.8016.65939.159.2018.35378.759.4518.20658.709.3518.0569105.65
77Sándor Kiss Hungary8.659.1517.80618.758.5517.30716.908.9515.851039.059.1518.20499.409.3518.75338.609.1017.7085105.60
Sid Jensen Canada8.108.9517.05888.708.0016.70899.059.2018.25328.859.3518.20499.058.3517.40908.809.2018.0071105.60
79Stan Wild Great Britain8.609.1517.75658.709.1017.80488.458.2016.65939.109.1518.25439.108.7017.80818.508.7517.2597105.50
80Kanati Allen United States9.109.2018.30349.008.5517.55587.808.5016.30999.009.1518.15547.709.0516.751028.809.5018.4056105.45
81Dezső Bordán Hungary7.908.8016.70958.808.6517.45657.957.8015.751049.058.8517.90759.309.5018.80319.059.4018.4547105.05
82José Filipe Abreu Portugal8.809.2018.00518.408.1016.50948.959.0518.00479.258.7017.95718.658.9517.60888.408.5016.9099104.95
83Rumen Gabrovski Bulgaria8.909.1018.00518.408.0016.40958.608.9517.55689.109.0518.15548.959.0017.95749.107.7516.85100104.90
84Tine Šrot Yugoslavia7.408.6016.001038.608.6517.25739.209.2018.40259.059.2518.30418.209.2017.40908.409.0517.4590104.80
Pasquale Carminucci Italy7.658.6516.301008.709.0517.75518.708.5517.25798.758.6017.351049.209.2018.40558.808.9517.7581104.80
86Jorge Rodríguez Cuba9.059.3518.40287.708.4016.10998.258.9017.15828.959.1018.05638.958.1517.10988.759.2017.9572104.75
87Konrád Mentsik Hungary8.058.7516.80927.508.6016.10998.358.7517.10848.158.9017.051069.359.5018.85269.309.5018.8025104.70
88Béla Herczeg Hungary8.458.7517.20868.757.6016.35977.208.8516.051018.809.0517.85789.259.3018.55459.159.4018.5542104.55
89Rogelio Mendoza Mexico8.309.1017.40808.159.0517.20768.158.7016.85888.209.3017.50988.908.7517.65858.809.0017.8075104.40
90Arne Thomsen Denmark9.109.1018.20377.709.0516.75858.108.9017.00879.007.0016.001119.158.7517.90789.009.2018.2062104.05
91Michael Booth Great Britain8.909.1518.05468.408.4016.80837.857.7015.551068.908.9517.85788.708.9517.65858.759.0017.7581103.65
92Bozhidar Ivanov Bulgaria8.259.0517.30837.708.7016.40958.658.4517.10848.808.9017.70879.109.2518.35577.509.1516.65105103.50
Octavio Suárez Cuba8.058.8016.85918.657.9017.55588.808.8517.65638.409.1517.55968.009.2017.20957.509.2016.70104103.50
94Vincenzo Mori Italy8.208.7016.90908.708.8517.55588.508.0016.50959.159.0518.20498.958.4017.35938.458.1016.55107103.05
95Roberto Pumpido Cuba8.859.1017.95556.857.8014.651057.858.4016.251008.709.0017.70878.709.0017.70838.658.7517.4092101.65
96Steve Mitruk Canada7.008.3515.351098.758.7517.50638.108.4016.50958.958.5017.45998.358.8017.15978.708.7517.4590101.40
97José Vilchis Mexico8.008.4016.40987.807.7015.501038.559.0017.55688.608.8017.401028.008.7016.701048.858.8017.6588101.20
98Davaanyam Zagdbazaryn Mongolia8.308.2016.50978.458.2516.70898.908.1517.05868.758.6517.401028.508.5017.00998.508.0016.50108101.15
99José González Mexico8.858.8017.65718.206.4514.651057.458.1015.551069.008.8517.85789.008.7017.70838.858.7517.6089101.00
100Luis Ramírez Cuba8.309.2017.50786.757.8014.551078.558.9517.50758.608.8517.45998.558.6517.20957.808.9516.75101100.95
101Enrique García Mexico8.108.6516.75947.558.4015.951017.608.3515.951028.108.6516.751098.008.9016.901008.659.0517.7085100.00
102Murray Chessell Australia7.958.6516.60968.408.2516.25928.208.5516.75898.408.7517.151057.558.9016.451088.058.2516.3011099.50
103Roger Dion Canada7.608.2515.851058.558.4517.00826.158.2514.401098.559.0517.60947.709.1016.801018.958.8517.807699.45
104Fernando Valles Mexico7.358.4515.801068.908.3517.25737.757.8515.601058.859.1518.00687.208.4515.651118.358.4016.7510199.05
105Larbi Lazhari Algeria8.458.8517.30836.657.0013.651086.158.1014.251108.558.9017.45999.007.7516.751028.709.2517.957197.35
106Barry Brooker Canada7.608.3015.901047.307.7015.001047.908.5516.45978.908.7517.65927.208.0515.251128.657.8016.4510996.70
107Willi Jaschek West Germany9.152.0011.151139.259.5518.80169.109.3018.40259.109.101149.359.5018.85269.309.4518.752995.05
108Luis Navarrete Cuba7.008.8015.801067.908.2516.15986.507.1513.651138.409.2017.60947.408.6016.001108.257.0015.2511194.45
109Chu-Long Lai Taiwan8.307.9016.201024.507.8012.301107.657.6515.301088.608.4017.001088.707.7016.401098.708.4017.109894.30
110Sergio Luna Ecuador6.608.4515.051115.505.7511.251118.108.6016.70918.358.7017.051067.708.9516.651058.058.5516.6010693.30
111Héctor Ramírez Cuba9.059.051158.304.5012.801097.858.6016.45978.858.8517.70878.008.5516.551079.159.0518.206290.75
112Fu Cheng Taiwan7.708.0515.751083.506.9510.451126.657.1013.751128.608.0016.601108.558.0516.601068.104.0012.1011385.25
113Pedro Rendón Ecuador6.257.5013.751123.505.809.301135.506.9512.451146.757.1513.901125.707.5513.251134.653.508.1511470.80
114Eduardo Nájera Ecuador7.357.8515.201104.003.507.501146.707.1513.851118.058.051165.507.2012.701148.054.7012.7511270.05
115Franco Menichelli Italy9.309.301149.609.601159.309.301139.609.601159.609.6011547.40
116Norman Henson Philippines7.707.701166.606.601168.408.401154.954.9511727.65
117Ernesto Beren Philippines6.106.101176.256.251176.656.6511619.00

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